Tisbury and Oak Bluffs are beginning to talk across town lines about sharing some services, beginning with a building commissioner
Oak Bluffs voters will decide next month whether to approve additional funding for a new town hall project.
Oak Bluffs selectmen met in emergency session Tuesday to consider a special election to exclude the debt on the new town hall project.
Unable to arrive at a consensus, Oak Bluffs selectmen put off a decision this week on whether to ask voters for another $1.3 million to build a new town hall at an upcoming special town meeting.
For the second time in three months, bids to build a new town hall in Oak Bluffs have come in well above available funds, leaving town leaders scrambling for a solution.
Striking a new tone of collaboration, Oak Bluffs and Tisbury selectmen agreed this week to join forces on three initiatives, including reining in spending on human services.